Mar 28, 2020 | Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
If you’d told me 14 years ago, when Bambu Batu first opened, that I’d end up here — in the midst of a global pandemic, frantically trying to liquidate my inventory in order to close the shop and get back to my wife and kids, who were living overseas in the...
Nov 8, 2019 | Alternative Lifestyle, San Luis Obispo
“I’m telling you, THIS is why astrology is a bunch of BS! You’re telling me that all of a sudden, I’m just magically a different sign, all because some yahoo from the mid-west finally realizes that the earth has shifted? I don’t...
Oct 7, 2019 | Eastern Philosophy, San Luis Obispo
UPDATE: Bambu Batu, the House of Bamboo, closed its doors for good in May 2020, at the onset of the pandemic. So we are no longer able to host community meditations or any other local events. But the mindful gatherings were great while they lasted. And the benefits...
Oct 3, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, San Luis Obispo
Bamboo on the Central Coast San Luis Obispo, on California’s Central Coast, is something of a magical place. And bamboo is something of a magical plant. It should come as no surprise then that gardeners and hobbyists would want to grow bamboo in San Luis Obispo....
Sep 11, 2019 | Bambu Batu, Green Living, Hemp Products, San Luis Obispo
Why are there so many green stores and eco conscious businesses in San Luis Obispo? The surrounding hills may be golden brown, for most of the year, but the mentality of the local population is very green. The abundance of green shopping options and environmental...
Dec 27, 2018 | Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
Since Bambu Batu first opened in 2006, a lot of people have come in asking, “What’s a Batu?” Now we also call the shop the “House of Bamboo”, so a lot of people have guessed that Batu means House. And a lot of people try to spell it...
